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Counselling for adults in Chester, Cheshire. Online nationwide.

About Me Page – My Story & Approach

Before becoming a counsellor, I worked in a variety of roles, including many years as a teacher in the UK and Asia. I’m also a third-culture kid, having grown up in different countries across three continents. These experiences shaped my understanding of identity, culture, and human experience, and continue to inform my approach to counselling today.

Supporting others has always been at the heart of my work. My approach is trauma-informed, person-centred, and client-led, offering a safe, non-judgemental space where clients can feel heard, valued, and supported. I work with people facing grief, anxiety, depression, stress, trauma, and life transitions, helping them explore their feelings, understand patterns, and find ways forward.

Alongside my private practice, I work with an established mental health charity, which deepens my experience in supporting clients through trauma and complex emotional challenges.

I believe in meeting each person exactly where they are. Every client’s journey is unique, and my role is to offer presence, empathy, and guidance as they navigate their challenges. Counselling is not just a profession for me, it is a way to support people in living meaningful, fulfilling lives.

"People are just as wonderful as sunsets if I can let them be... I watch [them] with awe as [they] unfold." – Carl Rogers

My qualifications

I am a qualified person-centred counsellor, trauma-informed in my approach, and registered with the BACP. I work in line with the BACP Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions. I attend regular monthly supervision and remain committed to ongoing professional development and learning.

I am fully insured, registered with the ICO, hold an enhanced DBS certificate, and complete annual safeguarding training.

MA - Clinical Counselling - University of Chester - Level 7 - (Distinction)

BA Honours - University of Plymouth

Post Graduate Certificate of Education (PGCE)- Manchester Metropolitan University

I have also completed the following courses:

Certificate - Breathing for Calm, Nicola Potts

Certificate in Online and Telephone Counselling.

Ecotherapy: Walk & Talk Therapy Training.

Dealing with Distress - Working with suicide & self-harm.

Working with Shame - Workshop.

IDAS Essential Training in Domestic Violence.

LGBT+ Awareness Training, November 2024

Me, Myself and I - Introduction to the Inner Child Approach

Me, Myself & I - Experiencing the world of the Inner Child

Dr. John Wilson - Training for Bereavement Counselling Course

I offer a compassionate trauma-focused approach, and I am a member of the Complex Trauma Institute. I regularly take part in supportive peer groups and supervision that focus on trauma work, and I continue to deepen my understanding through ongoing training and learning, including the workshop training below:

Stage 1:

Safety and Stabilisation - Working with trauma in the first stage of recovery.

Stage 2:

  1. Healing from shame and guilt: Managing intrusive thoughts and inner voices (including work with adult survivors of childhood trauma).
  2. Working with intrusive memory experiences - Transitioning from narrative to embodied memories (including flashbacks).
  3. Therapeutic Tools: Working with Dreams, Night Terrors, and Nightmares.

Stage 3:

  1. Fear and Therapist - Part 1 & 2

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